Masaryk University

The Ranking of Czech Universities

The Czech Republic is a great place for students. According to QS University Ranking topuniversities.com, Czechia has very good results. At Czech universities, you can choose from many fields of study, you are provided with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills, get an individual approach, and meet new people. Let’s have a look at some …

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Upcoming conferences in October

October is almost here and with it another selection of interesting conferences. We hope that some of you attended conferences in September, but if you didn’t manage because the academic year was just starting and you were too busy, there’s always more coming. What can you look forward to in October? Revolution Accomplished October 4-5, …

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Upcoming conferences in June 2023

It’s almost the end of the current academic year 2022/2023, but a lot is still going on. Particularly, five academic conferences and one huge scientific event. Life is never boring when you’re a student. What can you still attend before summer break comes? Congress of Mediterranean Studies 31 May – 3 June, Brno This year, …

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Breakthrough research at Masaryk University

Since 2018, the scientists at Masaryk University in Brno have been researching how viruses release their genomes. Recently, their third article was published in the prestigious magazine ACS Nano by American Chemical Society (ranking 243 out of 5554 peer-reviewed journals) and caught attention of the media. What’s their research about? We’ve asked one of the …

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An inspiring story of a late freshman

Patrik C. is a 27 years old freshman who studies pharmacy at the Faculty of Pharmacy that belongs to Masaryk University. His life story can be an inspiration for people who think that you have to finish all your studies in one go without interruptions or with just one gap year. Patrik was close to …

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Being a PhD student in Brno

Photo from the research. Lukas S. is a 6th year PhD student in the Physics programme at Masaryk University in Brno. He’s an active member of his faculty doing his own research. I interviewed him about his studies and he presented us with some very interesting insights. You study Physics which is a very challenging …

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Czech and Slovak videogames that educate

If you like videogames and are interested in the Czech Republic, you might already know several famous Czech videogames like Beat Saber for VR, Mafia, Arma, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Euro Truck Simulator, Samorost, Machinarium, Feudal Alloy and many others. You can even study Game Development at Charles University or join a Game Studies club at …

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MUNI Rector appointed to European University Association expert group

The European University Association (EUA) has appointed Martin Bareš, Rector of Masaryk University, into an 8-member expert group that will serve as an advisory body to the European Commission in the process of preparing the European strategy for the global approach to research, innovation and education. The European University Association (EUA) represents more than 800 …

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Game Studies in Brno

If you don’t want to study game development—just a reminder that there’s a new study programme at Charles University in Prague—but you still love videogames and wish to learn as much as possible about them while living in Czechia, you have a chance. Enthusiasts at Masaryk University in Brno put together a club for Game …

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MUNI, CVUT and BUT established an institute focused on cybersecurity

Masaryk University together with the Czech Technical University in Prague and the Brno University of Technology have established the CyberSecurity Hub to strengthen their cooperation on cybersecurity. In addition to deepening joint professional activities, the new institute’s goal is also to support industry and companies and European certification of cutting-edge technologies in the field of …

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